MGM Resorts Provides More Details on Arena Project

MGM Resorts International has unveiled details about the 20,000-seat arena project it is developing in Las Vegas in partnership with sports facilities developer AEG. The arena will be the centerpiece of an entertainment, shopping and dining district that will serve as a link between MGM Resorts’ New York-New York and Monte Carlo hotels. The development will include new, Stripside amenities at those properties, as well as a public park and an outdoor plaza.

Specifically, the facades of the two hotels will be transformed into an outdoor plaza, featuring casual bars, eateries and retail shops. New York-New York will modify its skyline and Brooklyn Bridge replica to create a patio culture with new-to-market retailers. Anchoring the plaza will be a Hershey's Chocolate World flagship store — a two-story interactive destination that celebrates Hershey's branded products. Additionally, the hotel's Irish pub, Nine Fine Irishmen, will have an expanded patio on the casino floor and the Brooklyn Bridge.

At Monte Carlo, the formal European-style exterior features will be removed to make way for new partners, including Double Barrel, a casual roadhouse restaurant and bar by at SBE; Sambalatte coffee shop; and 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria, serving build-your-own personal pizzas.

Between the two properties and leading back to the arena will be a park, featuring dining pavilions and performance spaces and complemented by quiet areas. At the gateway to the park will be Shake Shack, a modern-day "roadside" burger stand. Additional partners and details surrounding both properties and the park will be announced in the coming months. Construction will begin on the outdoor amenities at New York-New York and Monte Carlo in the coming weeks, with completion set for early 2014.

“Our vision is to extend the excitement we traditionally create within our world-class resorts outside onto the Strip and ultimately in an entertainment district leading to our new arena,” said Jim Murren, the company’s chairman and CEO.

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